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reagan, and still comes out of the thing as a socialist who -- >> a secret muslim socialist who wants to take your guns. >> perhaps the most disturbing trend since the newtown shootings has been the rise of conspiracy theorists who claim the whole thing was a hoax, part of an elaborate plan by the government to provoke enough anger to warrant rounding up your guns. websites, blogs, youtube videos have attacked the veracity of officials and official accounts of tragedy. they allege many of the people were actually actors. that the parents didn't show enough emotion and must be in the conspiracy. some claim if the shooting actually happened, there must have been more than one shooter and the government was involved somehow. one 30-minute truther video on youtube has been viewed over 10 million times, and it's not just the loons on the internet. james tracy is a tenured professor at florida atlantic university. take a look at what he wrote on his blog. while it sounds like an outrageous claim, one is left to inquire whether the sandy hook shooting ever took place, at least in the way law
reagan, and still comes out of the thing as a socialist who -- >> a secret muslim socialist who wants to take your guns. >> perhaps the most disturbing trend since the newtown shootings has been the rise of conspiracy theorists who claim the whole thing was a hoax, part of an elaborate plan by the government to provoke enough anger to warrant rounding up your guns. websites, blogs, youtube videos have attacked the veracity of officials and official accounts of tragedy. they allege...
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as tip o'neill famously said about his political foe, ronald reagan, love the sinner. hate the sin. when president reagan would invite the speaker, tip o'neill over to the white house for drinks and raise a glass to one another. there's no shortage of parties planned around inauguration
as tip o'neill famously said about his political foe, ronald reagan, love the sinner. hate the sin. when president reagan would invite the speaker, tip o'neill over to the white house for drinks and raise a glass to one another. there's no shortage of parties planned around inauguration
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here is ronald reagan in a 1999 ceremony. >> i want to tell all of you here today something that i'm not sure you know. you do know that i'm a member of the nra. and my position on the right to bear arms is well-known but i want you to know something else and i'm poing to say it in clear unmistakable language. i support the brady bill and i urge the congress to enact it. >> today you can't get the party that worships that man to say those words. >> that is right. but in the interest of real balance here, first of all, the most important fact about the guns that were used in newtown, is that the shooter had a choice of weapons and he did not choose the two deer hunting rifles that were also in the house available to him. so it is very clear what should and shouldn't be legal. but it is important to note unless we get aheld of the mental health situation in this country. we are going to continue to have these massacres. i know parents of grown children who have had violent tendencies and they live in fear that their kid is going to be the next shooter and they have had no legal recours
here is ronald reagan in a 1999 ceremony. >> i want to tell all of you here today something that i'm not sure you know. you do know that i'm a member of the nra. and my position on the right to bear arms is well-known but i want you to know something else and i'm poing to say it in clear unmistakable language. i support the brady bill and i urge the congress to enact it. >> today you can't get the party that worships that man to say those words. >> that is right. but in the...
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reagan, and still come out of the thing as a socialist who -- >> a secret muslim socialist who wants to take your guns. introo joo perhaps the most disturbing trend since the new town shootings has been the rise of conspiracy theorists who claim the whole thing was a hoax, part of an elaborate plan by the government to provoke enough anger to warrant rounding up your guns. websites, blogs, youtube videos have attacked the veracity of officials and official accounts of tragedy. they allege many of the people were actually 5k9ers. that the parents didn't show enough emotion and must be in the conspiracy. some claim if the shooting actually happened, there must have been more than one shooter and the government was involved somehow. one 30-minute truther video on youtube has been viewed over 10 million times, and it's not just the loons on the internet. james tracy is a tenured professor at florida atlantic university. take a look at what he wrote on his blog. while it sounds like an outrage us claim, one is left to inquire whether the sandy hook shooting ever took place, at least in th
reagan, and still come out of the thing as a socialist who -- >> a secret muslim socialist who wants to take your guns. introo joo perhaps the most disturbing trend since the new town shootings has been the rise of conspiracy theorists who claim the whole thing was a hoax, part of an elaborate plan by the government to provoke enough anger to warrant rounding up your guns. websites, blogs, youtube videos have attacked the veracity of officials and official accounts of tragedy. they allege...
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it is a ronald reagan vase. i don't know quite how else to describe it without getting into some trouble. >> how think it will look at your mantle? >> i think at $300 it may look best back in its box. >> that, of course, was our own tom brokaw and the late john chancellor. covering ronald reagan's second inaugural in 1985. the ceremony was held indoors because it was only 7 degrees outside. a lot colder, tom, the wind chill. 17 below we were told. well, we were hoping for warmer weather on monday. >> ronald reagan's first inaugural was bitterly cold. jane pauly and i were on the "today" show in those days, and that was the jimmy carter inauguration, and we were outside looking like third story men. we had stocking hats pulled down and big down jackets. >> actually, the reagan first was a balmy 55 because we were not even wearing coats. i remember being on the parade route with willard scott. when we look towards the inaugural, this is a second inaugural. not as much emotion as the first. coming after such a divi
it is a ronald reagan vase. i don't know quite how else to describe it without getting into some trouble. >> how think it will look at your mantle? >> i think at $300 it may look best back in its box. >> that, of course, was our own tom brokaw and the late john chancellor. covering ronald reagan's second inaugural in 1985. the ceremony was held indoors because it was only 7 degrees outside. a lot colder, tom, the wind chill. 17 below we were told. well, we were hoping for...
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like ronald reagan before him, he knew the only way to make history is to make it fast. >> the time for bickering is over. the time for games has passed. now is the season for action. now is when we must bring the best ideas of both parties together and show the american people that we can still do what we were sent here to do. now is the time to deliver on health care. >> opposition to the bill was boiling hot, from the floor of the congress. >> the reforms i'm proposing would not apply to those who are here illegally. >> you lie! >> in town hall meetings across the country -- >> my whole family does not believe in this bill. we want the government out of our business, now. >> and outside the capitol, before the vote. >> kill the bill! kill the bill! >> but in march 2010, the president prevailed, and signed the affordable care act into law. >> today, after almost a century of trying, today, after over a year of debate, today, after all the votes have been tallied, health insurance reform becomes law in the united states of america. [ applause ] >> it was, as the vice president whispere
like ronald reagan before him, he knew the only way to make history is to make it fast. >> the time for bickering is over. the time for games has passed. now is the season for action. now is when we must bring the best ideas of both parties together and show the american people that we can still do what we were sent here to do. now is the time to deliver on health care. >> opposition to the bill was boiling hot, from the floor of the congress. >> the reforms i'm proposing...
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this is ronald reagan's first-term portrait and this is ronald reagan's second-term portrait. put those up, side by side. that is how president reagan went from portrait one to portrait two. start of term one to start of term two. now look at president obama. see similarities there? it's not like every president does this. just reagan and now obama. i think people make too much of the political parallels between obama and reagan, but aesthetically, you kind of can't make too much of this one. in this case in the evolution of the official portrait, i think you can make as much of this parallel that you want to because that's kind of an uncanny thing, isn't it? the newport rat is out. the new term is about to start. we here at msnbc and everybody in the news business is gearing up for inaugural weekend coverage. this will be my second time covering an inauguration. we'll have the whole schedule for you of when everything happens and when it's going to be on tv. that's coming up a little later on in the show tonight. but, of course, at times like this, newbyes like me who have on
this is ronald reagan's first-term portrait and this is ronald reagan's second-term portrait. put those up, side by side. that is how president reagan went from portrait one to portrait two. start of term one to start of term two. now look at president obama. see similarities there? it's not like every president does this. just reagan and now obama. i think people make too much of the political parallels between obama and reagan, but aesthetically, you kind of can't make too much of this one....
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when ronald reagan -- it was too cold. a lot too cold for democrats. they couldn't find anybody to vote for them. 49 states and wipe odd. clinton and gore and a lot of people who took that technology. they found a way to talk about values in a way that framed it in terms of the student and advancement of the middle class. i think the most important thing that can happen for the republicans is a republican leadership council akin to the democratic leadership council. when will clind on did that work, bill clinton started winning elections. >> what do they need to do? >> i think they need a strong competitive republican party. i think the party has to start moving towards the right and recognizing the societal and demographic changes taking place. we have to demonstrate we are a party of the people and not just a party of the elitists and the super pac guys. we have to stop saying the 47%. that was a terrible line. we have to convince the american people, especially the minorities that the party has an agenda for you. we can help you get education for yo
when ronald reagan -- it was too cold. a lot too cold for democrats. they couldn't find anybody to vote for them. 49 states and wipe odd. clinton and gore and a lot of people who took that technology. they found a way to talk about values in a way that framed it in terms of the student and advancement of the middle class. i think the most important thing that can happen for the republicans is a republican leadership council akin to the democratic leadership council. when will clind on did that...
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and by the way, so did ronald reagan. >> oh, take a cheap shot at ronald reagan. what are you trying to do? impress jodie foster? [ coughs ] shh! [ coughs ] shh! [ breathes deeply, wind blows ] this feels cool. [ male announcer ] halls. let the cool in. the battle of bataan, 1942. [ all ] fort benning, georgia, in 1999. [ male announcer ] usaa auto insurance is often handed down from generation to generation because it offers a superior level of protection and because usaa's commitment to serve the military, veterans, and their families is without equal. begin your legacy. get an auto-insurance quote. usaa. we know what it means to serve. maybe you want to incorporate a business. or protect your family with a will or living trust. and you'd like the help of an attorney. at legalzoom a legal plan attorney is available in most states with every personalized document to answer questions. get started at legalzoom.com today. and now you're protected. sven gets great rewards for his small business! how does this thing work? oh, i like it! [ garth ] sven's small business
and by the way, so did ronald reagan. >> oh, take a cheap shot at ronald reagan. what are you trying to do? impress jodie foster? [ coughs ] shh! [ coughs ] shh! [ breathes deeply, wind blows ] this feels cool. [ male announcer ] halls. let the cool in. the battle of bataan, 1942. [ all ] fort benning, georgia, in 1999. [ male announcer ] usaa auto insurance is often handed down from generation to generation because it offers a superior level of protection and because usaa's commitment to...
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ronald reagan was yet to be sworn in and people still made mixed tapes. little did we know, did he know that 31 years later he'd be fighting with the tea party republican over his time in washington. >> remember the '70s? disco was king and rick nolan was in congress raising his own pay while attacking medicare. >> with four terms of seniority i'm able to hit the ground running and be in a position to really step up and make a difference. >> voters agreed and nolan coasted to a victory thanks in part fora late october visit by former president clinton. he isn't the same man. the 69-year-old democrat spent years promoting export and trade in minnesota, was ceo of the minnesota world trade center corporation. he's been married for nearly 30 years, raised four kids, and has ten grand kids. he's even done his share of globe trotting. at one point living in the middle east for four years. joining me now is a new congressman, who is an old congressman, rick nolan. good morning to you. >> good morning. delighted to be here. >> congressman, in our first conversat
ronald reagan was yet to be sworn in and people still made mixed tapes. little did we know, did he know that 31 years later he'd be fighting with the tea party republican over his time in washington. >> remember the '70s? disco was king and rick nolan was in congress raising his own pay while attacking medicare. >> with four terms of seniority i'm able to hit the ground running and be in a position to really step up and make a difference. >> voters agreed and nolan coasted to...
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. >> i, ronald reagan, do solemnly swear -- >> i, ronald reagan, do solemnly swear -- >> and it with news 1981 when ronald reagan was taking the oath on the steps of the u.s. capital word came that 52 americans who had been held hostage for 440 days in iran were on the way home. and moments later, the newly sworn in president reagan revealed the news to congress in the statuary hall. >> and now the conclude the test with thanks to almighty god, i have been given a tag line, to get-off line that everybody wants for the end of a toast or speech or anything else. some 30 minutes ago, the planes bearing our prisoners left iranian air space and are now fr free. so -- [ applause ] >> so, we can all drink to this one, to all of us together, doing what we all know we can do to make this country what it should be, what it can be, what it always has been. >> seven days later the former hostages were back on american soil. they landed at an drews air force base and greeted by family and friends and the new vice president, george h.w. bush. >> promises made and promises broken, and we look at wh
. >> i, ronald reagan, do solemnly swear -- >> i, ronald reagan, do solemnly swear -- >> and it with news 1981 when ronald reagan was taking the oath on the steps of the u.s. capital word came that 52 americans who had been held hostage for 440 days in iran were on the way home. and moments later, the newly sworn in president reagan revealed the news to congress in the statuary hall. >> and now the conclude the test with thanks to almighty god, i have been given a tag...
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reagan when he worked to pass the assault weapons ban in 1994 when the ban only passed by two votes, that we're going to have to act right now. i think programs like yours are essential to explain how hard this fight is going to be and how motivated every single person that has ever wanted to do anything about this issue needs to do it right now. the president has put his personal prestige behind trying to get this gun. the vice president has worked on common sense reforms, but everybody who is through anything like what you just n d named in cities and communities across the united states of america need to understand that this is going to be hard, tough, long and la boroborious, but it going to be worth it. >> congressman moran, i read on bloomberg that there's an estimation that come 2015 flash flood there is no legislative change, there will be more deaths per year in this country than deaths as a con discrepancies of road traffic accidents. they're anticipating 33,000 gun deaths as compared to 32,000 as a consequence of road traffic accidents in 2015. these statistics are just m
reagan when he worked to pass the assault weapons ban in 1994 when the ban only passed by two votes, that we're going to have to act right now. i think programs like yours are essential to explain how hard this fight is going to be and how motivated every single person that has ever wanted to do anything about this issue needs to do it right now. the president has put his personal prestige behind trying to get this gun. the vice president has worked on common sense reforms, but everybody who is...